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tore [tɔː]

tear1 [tıə] N

I . tear2 <tore; torn> [teə] VB trans

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tear2 <tore; torn> [teə]

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II . tear2 <tore; torn> [teə] N

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To carry away the injured, supporters tore down advertising hoardings to use as stretchers, and emergency services were called to provide assistance.
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For three miles, the tornado tore through a district of homes, churches, schools, and stores.
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His tormentors broke his jaws, and then tore off the skin of his face.
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Members of the crowd tore gilded ornamental work from the building's wrought iron doors and then used it to break first floor windows.
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Looking for more fuel, some tore off panels of plywood from the supposedly inviolable security perimeter fence.
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Sustained winds of up to 55 km/h (35 mph), with gusts reaching 95 km/h (59 mph), tore a few roofs off unsecured homes.
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If he tore a passion to tatters, you felt that that particular passion was much more effective in tatters than intact.
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The captain said he decided to attempt to sail, but strong winds tore the foresail and the foresail and the mainsail became tangled in the mast.
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Students busily tore up old newspapers copybooks and magazines into small pieces to fill four large bags with the paper scent.
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They tore around, closing down, shutting off, bustling and hustling.
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